Not everyone is going to meet your depth.

Most people simply can't. They don't have the nervous system capacity, the inner work under their belt, the emotional maturity...to be able to hold you

....and when you're sensitive, that hurts (like actual hell).

I've been a depth-oriented person my whole life. My mind naturally processes in layers, nuance, and profundity. Often, I go deep without even realizing it.

That is, until I notice the shift – the elephant in the social circle when the wound of "too much" starts to burn and ache.

It happened again recently.

I shined my light too bright.

I was emotionally honest.

I revealed my heart.

I led without asking permission.

I asked for what I needed.

I told the truth.

Not everyone can handle that. Not everyone wants to. Because if they're not wired for depth, if they don't accept and love their own sensitivity, or if they simply haven't done their inner psychological work to be able to meet themselves fully...they will project that discomfort on to you.

In the past, I tried harder. I thought, maybe if I show them more of my heart, my care, my light, my depth, they'll finally see me.

But I think I'm ready to outgrow that habit.

Not because I don't love those people and wish we could still connect, but because I have to protect my own heart.

It’s where all my love flows from.

And as hard as that has been for me, because I know the struggle of vulnerability and attachment wounding and relational trauma, some people don't deserve access to my heart.

Not because they are inherently undeserving, but because they don't know how to treat a heart that sincerely loves them.

I pray one day, they will so we can be true friends.

My heart is always open to that.